Hot Site colors for summer 2012

What are the summer colors this year for site design?  The new hot color for site design includes DotLite Green ...every site should have this color this Summer if you want to be noticed.  In regards to Healthcare field and nothing else.

At a client,know what I learned,when helping a senior-aged person with their shower.using a washcloth helps to prevent slipping,if u have to grab them

traits including increase in agreeableness,helpful,warm,caring,softhearted predicted worse self rated physical health.

Sophisticated, adventurous,organized,responsible,hardworking Sophisticated, adventurous,organized,responsible,hardworking

According to Oxford journ of Gero, personallity traits that lead to better health outcomes.outgoing,friendly,lively,active,talkative,curious,broadminded,

If u were taking care of a client and u needed to vacuum.where would u look 4 a vac.bag?

As I care for this aging client, iwonder who was this man? Who sings Russian folk music all day.what is his story?

At 5:10 Yesterday

I watched a client die yesterday, this person was a Hospice case from the get go, but when I met him 5 days ago, we talked about his life.  To watch the entire process, again, never feels like again, but always feels like it just begin.

So today a client went to the dining room after eating in his room 3 months

Today one of my clients came out of his room for the first time since October. Ive been with him 2 weeks

When you hear the phrase "a rough and tumble" it means anything goes. Wow, the greatest generation kickin ass.

So as I write this post, I realize how precious today is.There will be a day, when ur ability to travel is docked, the will to stay up past midnight goes 2 bed

The Denver Award

Riding Platinum, my other business, won an award from the US Commerce Association in November 2011.  Much appreciated.

Today Was Tough

So as a guest in your home, know this, a professional caregiver will stimulate.  Their presence to nurture, to provide dignity, to use gobbletygook.  To adapt to new locations everyday.  To pay for trust is impossible, for trust must be sought.  When you find those gems, you showcase them.  And a caregivers brightness must last even after we leave.

Because a true gem has been polished, only by the hands of others. 

Alzheimer's and Activity Awareness

"activity vs. effect vs.ability to repeat"  The effect of activities, to have them  repeated and how often.

Click for a graph.   Have a Happy 4th of July!

www.verycare.com finally launched!

VeryCare.9f.com  started in 2001 with a basic website.  We have grown to one of the top 3 senior living directories in the USA.  Thank you to our visitors and readers.  Please visit http://www.verycare.com/ it launched March 16, 2011.

Please be patient while I add the data.  Join and become a member.  It's free! 

Sincerely,

Victor Martinez
founder

Need to raise that census but busy with work?

http://verycare.9f.com/flyers/marchcolor_flyer.html  Do you own an assisted living or nursing home? Want to make even more money? Contact Victor to get that census up.

Very Care January Podcast Meet Our Webdesigner

Seniors in Rural Towns Benefit from Wireless Technology by Victor

Seniors in rural towns, have many obstacles to overcome when it comes to receiving healthcare. Technology, like 3M’s wireless stethoscope can record a patient’s heartbeat for them to transfer and analyze the sounds later. Wireless technology today allows crucial information to be shared between the employee and the employer. The organization, whether it be a hospital, rehabilitation facility or hospice, has the opportunity to seize the data necessary for both analysis and retention. Only can the leadership of the organization implement proper procedures to ensure the necessary data is quantified and shared with other department heads and or organizations to complete the plan of care.


This quality of care is enhanced with better and faster means of communication, whether it be skype, sharing documents online or editing plans-of-action with team members all over the world. Technology has been very good to us, but the time of emails, voicemails and “getting back to you”, are terms that are viewed more and more as an excuse to wait the problem out to the new leadership.

According to Denise Ferguson, the administrator at Colorado Comprehensive Spine, technology can assist in overcoming obstacles, but the drive for “community, “ must morph from within the community. Denise worked in Alaska for two years and said she gained 10 years worth of experience. In areas without a basic concept of healthcare, where smoking and drinking are the highest forms of social-interaction; virtual medicine is a better way to treat patients.

In rural towns where air flights replace two-hour drives; there are care centers that don’t have Intensive Care Units (ICU’s), which protects the care center from delivering babies and treating trauma. A trained specialist can look, review and give treatment advice to a patient, without the expense of paying to see a physician. In area like this, 50-70% of patients have to be transported anyway, according to Denise. 

The rest of this article is found at http://www.verycare.9f.com/newsletter.html

My experience with a walk in bath, or a Hemi, was in an assisted living and in a home-health setting,

My experience with a walk in tubs, or a Hemi, was in the assisted living and home-health setting, for clients’ of the company I worked for in college. The Hemi was a walk-in tub, which the residents used. This system, allows the person to bathe in a position that is supposed to reduce the risk of falling in a bathroom, shower or tub.

Another experience with walk in tubs:

-Is the walk in tub used to reduce the risk of fall, due to what circumstances?

Some seniors I have worked for use the system, because they had a low Activity of Daily Living (ADL’s) as prescribed by a nurse and team of coordinators. The Activity of Daily Living is a tool used to measure our ability to thrive on our own.

Other seniors prefer to use a walk in tub, for comfort. The job at this time, was to assist the resident, by assisting them undress, transfer, clean if necessary, dry and dress with fresh clothes. The term ASSIST, had many meanings. Some residents are full assist and require two caregivers. They are in a wheelchair, most likely, or are recovering from some incident and are hopefully FOLLOWING a recommended plan of rehabilitation.

Most walk in tubs, I have seen, are in a large size bathroom. Though, that does not mean it can’t be used in a regular full bathroom.

If possible, actually, it is a must, that we continue to follow the recommendations of the physical therapist, nutritionists and physicians who believe in maintaining our health for our best interest. Is it possible that two grab bars, installed on the front wall and side wall, will suffice? With the one on the front wall, going vertical, and the side grab bar installed at HIP LEVEL, going horizontal.

Is a shower chair an option? In Home-Health, the care manager is responsible for assisting the resident in the shower. I have installed about 30 shower chairs of one kind or another and found that wide, stable ones work well. Another example of assisting the resident does include, making sure the skin is dry, and I mean completely dry. This is the job of Home Health business, to make sure this quality of care is occurring and that any changes in skin are being documented, no matter where the care is being given.

Walk in tubs are one solution we use to reduce the risk of fall in the senior living arena. In home health, make sure you budget maintenance cost, clean the bath tub often, and make sure the seals are clean and not cracked. In the assisted living arena, we made sure to assign and check off when it was cleaned, because walk in baths and tubs are expensive. $4000.00 is equal to 200 man hours at $20.00 an hour. This is one factor to consider. Do we pay for the assistance, or do we seek outside assistance? What is the senior’s choice and is it affordable?